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She was once hailed as Alfred Hitchcock’s 'new ' and starred opposite some of the biggest legends of
Now the screen icon has been spotted on a rare outing - and she still looks incredible at 95.
The actress, best known for her role in Psycho, appeared sprightly as she stepped out in Palm Springs this week.
Dressed casually in a plaid shirt, tan trousers and a weathered bucket hat, the star looked worlds away from her glamorous heyday on the silver screen, but still just as radiant - proving age hasn’t dimmed her sparkle.
At the height of her fame, she starred opposite John Wayne in John Ford’s 1956 western classic The Searchers and worked closely with Hitchcock after he placed her under personal contract.
The famed director even cast her opposite Henry Fonda in the 1956 thriller The Wrong Man - though their relationship later soured when she became pregnant and missed out on the lead role in Vertigo, which eventually went to .
Once hailed as Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘new Grace Kelly’ and having starred alongside Hollywood’s biggest legends, this screen icon was recently spotted on a rare outing - and at 95, she still looks incredible
The actress, best known for her role in Psycho, appeared sprightly as she stepped out in Palm Springs this week
At the height of her fame, she starred opposite John Wayne in John Ford’s 1956 western classic The Searchers and worked closely with Hitchcock after he placed her under personal contract
Still, she would go on to appear in Hitchcock’s legendary thriller Psycho, playing the sister of Norman Bates' (Anthony Perkins) doomed victim Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) - cementing her place in film history.
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Vera Miles would go on to appear in Hitchcock’s legendary thriller Psycho, playing the sister of Norman Bates' (Anthony Perkins) doomed victim Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) - cementing her place in film history; (Miles in 1956)
Miles appeared in a string of Westerns, crime dramas, and adventure films, including The Searchers, The Wrong Man, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
While Miles became one of Hitchcock’s most promising leading ladies, their professional relationship hit a snag when she became pregnant and was unable to take on the lead in Vertigo; (Miles in Psycho in 1960)
Beyond her most famous films (pictured in 1983's Psycho II), Miles continued a steady career through the 1960s and 1970s, taking on roles in thrillers, dramas, and made-for-TV movies.
Miles worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest legends, including John Wayne, Henry Fonda (pictured in 1956's The Wrong Man), and Lee Marvin
Miles played opposite Bob Hope in 1957's Beau James
While she became one of Hitchcock’s most promising leading ladies, their professional relationship hit a snag when she became pregnant and was unable to take on the lead in Vertigo.
